Meaning

2 senses
  1. Brief, yet including all important information.

    kurz, prägnant, knapp

    кра́ткийkrátkij, лакони́чныйlakoníčnyj, сжа́тыйsžátyj

    коро́ткийkorótkyj, сти́слийstýslyj, лаконі́чнийlakoníčnyj

  2. (obsolete)Physically short or truncated.

More definitions
  • expressing much in few words

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Writing a short, concise report is difficult.

    deEinen kurzen, prägnanten Bericht zu schreiben ist schwierig. — mramosch

  2. His essay was concise and to the point.

    ruЕго эссе было кратким и по делу. — odexed

  3. Try to be concise.

  4. I need a concise explanation.

  5. I'll be brief and concise.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Origin

From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut

From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut, to strike down”).

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